Billie Myers
Cut to the next morning. Pacey and Jack are sitting together on the porch, watching the sun go up.
JACK: Isn’t that a sight? You don’t get sunrises like that in Manhattan.
PACEY: Boston, either. Reminds me of home.
Jack looks over at Pacey.
JACK: You probably saved his life, you know?
PACEY: He would have done the same for me.
JACK: You meant what you said, didn’t you? About us sticking up for each other.
Pacey smirks.
PACEY: Yeah, I did.
They pause.
JACK: You’re a good guy, Pacey. I just…sometimes I get worried about Andie. That something bad might happen to her, and I won’t be able to prevent it. Most of all, I was scared that you were somehow replacing me.
Pacey looks at him sympathetically.
PACEY: I can promise you one thing, Jack. I will do everything in my power to look after her. You have my word. So, are we cool?
Jack shakes his hand.
JACK: Yeah. We’re cool.
Pacey smiles.
PACEY: Good, cause Jackers…you’ve got a mean left hook.
Jack laughs.
JACK: I just got one more question.
PACEY: Shoot.
JACK: Back on that dock, you seemed to find Chris pretty quickly. Even though it was dark. But you had a huge problem during the race. Why was that?
Pacey bites his lip.
PACEY: Well, you know, it was life or death. Maybe I just needed the right encouragement.
Jack nods.
JACK: Sounds reasonable. Oh, and Pacey?
PACEY: Yeah?
Jack smirks.
JACK: Thanks.
Just then, Dawson comes out.
DAWSON: Wow! Would you look at that sunrise? It’s beautiful.
Dawson walks towards the dock to get a better look. Jack leans closer to Pacey.
JACK: You think he…?
PACEY: Most likely. Oh, and Joey owes me and Jen. Big time!
JACK: Why’s that?
PACEY: I’ll explain later.
*****
Cut to the beach. Charley’s band is singing, while a crowd circles around the stage.
Charley goes up to the microphone and taps it.
CHARLEY: Hey? Is this thing on?
We hear laughter.
CHARLEY: Ok, this next song is for a special girl out in the audience.
The band starts to play. In the audience, Jen starts to blush.
JACK: How about that? You’re a ‘special girl’!
Jen shoves him.
JEN: Oh shut up!
JOEY: So, what happened last night? We miss anything important?
Pacey and Jack look at each other.
PACEY: Just the usually sappy stuff, Potter. Nothing life-threatening or anything like that. Did you get enough ‘sleep’?
Joey gives Pacey a warning look. She grabs Dawson’s hand.
JOEY: Come on…we’re dancing.
DAWSON: On the sand?
JOEY: Heck yeah!
They take off.
JACK: Look, Andie…I need to apologize for being a complete jerk.
ANDIE: Yeah, you were…but you’re allowed. Just don’t beat each other up anymore, ok?
PACEY: Actually, he beat me up. I just took it. Not that I couldn’t kick your butt if I wanted to.
JACK: You and what army?
PACEY: That a challenge, McPhee?
Andie covers her head.
ANDIE: Oy…
*****
Cut to the stage. The band continues to play, but Charley leaves the group. He notices Dawson and Joey dancing off in the distance.
He shakes his head.
CHARLEY: I don’t get it. What does he have that I don’t?
Suddenly, Eddie approaches him.
EDDIE: I don’t know. A conscience?
Charley looks at him.
CHARLEY: Funny.
EDDIE: You think we could take him?
Charley shrugs.
CHARLEY: How’d we make sure Joey didn’t find out?
They both laugh.
CHARLEY: I just don’t get what this guy did that I didn’t. Twice now someone’s chosen him over me.
At that moment, Pacey walks up behind the two of them.
PACEY: Sorry, boys…you cannot get between those two. Believe me, I’ve tried.
Pacey smirks.
PACEY: If I couldn’t do it, there’s no way you’ll be able to.
*****
Cut to later, on the makeshift ‘dance floor’.
Jen sees Charley watching her from a few feet away. After a moment, she walks over to him.
JEN: Hey.
CHARLEY: Hello.
JEN: I just noticed you weren’t dancing with anyone. Obviously I’m not either, so…
Charley grins.
CHARLEY: Knew you’d see things me way.
Jen sighs.
JEN: You wanna dance or not?
*****
We see a close-up of the band(sans Charley), as several couples dance near the stage.
Pacey dips Andie, while a few feet away Chris spins Audrey around.
In the middle, Dawson and Joey are slow dancing. They stare at each other.
The smell of your hair,
the touch of your skin
It's with me everywhere,
I can't get away from it
DAWSON: You wanna get out of here?
Joey laughs.
JOEY: Yeah.
The sound of your voice
echoes all around
Arm in arm, they take off.
I try to sleep
But you are even in my dreams
I'm a fan always
*****
Cut to further down the beach.
It all comes down to you,
yeah
Everything I do,
Yeah
Dawson walks along the water, looking out at the water.
Everything I see,
you're always here with me
What can I do?
JOEY: Hey?
It all comes down to you,
yeah you
He turns around and sees Joey walking towards him. She’s wearing a yellow sundress.
I try to let go,
try to break free
There's something in you,
it's got such a hold on me
DAWSON: Nice outfit.
Joey blushes.
How was I to know
you'd go so deep?
I try to think,
but you are all that comes to mind
JOEY: Well, Jen kept bugging me about the whole jeans thing, so I thought what the heck.
He kisses her.
All the time,
always
It all comes down to you,
yeah
Everything I do,
yeah
Everything I see,
you're always here with me
DAWSON: You look beautiful.
She half-smiles.
What can I do?
It all comes down to you,
yeah you
JOEY: You’re just saying that because I let you have your way with me.
DAWSON: I’m sorry? Who had their way with whom?
She laughs.
Well I try to be so strong
but you still get me weak
All it takes is just one touch
and I can hardly speak
JOEY: Fair enough. It was pretty incredible, wasn’t it?
He smiles.
DAWSON: Dream come true.
Joey wraps her arms around Dawson, holding herself close to him.
I just looked into your eyes
and I fell in so deep
It's not up to me,
it's not up to me
JOEY: Let me guess…your favourite part of a relationship?
He shakes his head.
DAWSON: Nope. This is.
It all comes down to you,
yeah
Everything I do, yeah
Everything I see,
you're always here with me
What can I do?
It all comes down to you,
yeah you
He grabs the sides of her face and kisses her.
The camera rotates around the two of them, showing us the surrounding scenery of the sun glistening off the water in the distance. It’s majestic.
It all comes down to you,
yeah you
It all comes down to you,
it all comes down
It all comes down to you,
oh yeah
We pan upwards, as Dawson and Joey continue the embrace.
Everything I do,
everything I see
Everywhere I go
you're always here with me
Every piece of me
falls deeper into you
It all comes down,
all comes down
It all comes down to you
Fade to black
End credits
Billie Myers